Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Lloyd Warren Newton (1942- )
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Mary Jane McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
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Florida A&M University (1887- )
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Hubert Henry Harrison (1883-1927)

Explore Global African History

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(1959) Nnamdi Azikiwe Speaks on the Role of Nigeria and other African States in World Politics
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Malamine Koné (1971– )
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Adolphe-Félix-Sylvestre Eboué (1884-1944)
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Juliano Moreira (1873–1932)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Is This Mary Bowser?: The Use and Misuse of Photographs to Reconstruct History
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Racial Uplift, Black Power, and Reparations on the Kansas Frontier: Abram T. Hall, Edward P. McCabe, and John W. Niles
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Black Freedom and Social Class in St. Louis, Missouri between the Great Depression and the Great Society
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Black Composers and Musicians in Classical Music History

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators